SALT LAKE CITY, UT – April 30, 2012 (Motor Sports Newswire) – Racing in back-to-back open air stadiums, team JGRMX/ Toyota/ Yamaha riders Davi Millsaps and Gavin Faith had the weather on their side as the Salt Lake City skies remained blue and cloudless for round 16 of the 2012 Monster Energy AMA Supercross series. Faith rode in place of aninjured James ‘Bubba’ Stewart at Rice-Eccles Stadium in front of 40,548 fans for the penultimate round.

Competing on Pirelli’s Scorpion MX family of tires, both riders transferred directly to the main event from their respective heats, with Millsaps winning his. In the main event, Millsaps shot out of the gate and led all riders through the first turn with Faith about mid-pack. Despite a small blunder in the rhythm section, Millsaps continued his consistent performance and finished second overall. Faith placed 14th for the night.

“We’ve been working hard each race to give our riders the best opportunity to win and both Davi and Gavin easily qualified for the main event this weekend,” said Josh Whitmire, Pirelli North America Off Road Manager. “Davi has proven he has the grit and determination to finish the season strong. The 2012 Supercross Championship has been a great success for Pirelli and we look forward to finishing second overall in the AMA Supercross Championship.”

Millsaps is currently second in overall points leading into the final race of the season. Stewart is fifth overall and still undetermined to race next weekend.

Round 17 of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship will be held May 5 at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nev. SPEED will air the event in its entirety starting at 10:00 p.m. (EST). CBS will air a Supercross Season Review on May 6, beginning at 12:30 p.m. (EST). Fuel TV will re-air the Las Vegas broadcast at 8:00 p.m. on May 6.

POS.

#

Name

Bike

Overall POS

Points

1

5

Ryan Dungey

KTM 450 SX-F

4

232

2

18

David Millsaps

Yamaha YZ450F

2

244

3

21

Jake Weimer

Kawasaki KX450F

5

211

4

10

Justin Brayton

Honda CRF450

3

237

5

800

Mike Alessi

Suzuki RM-Z450

6

192

6

25

Broc Tickle

Kawasaki KX450F

10

161

7

29

Andrew Short

Honda CRF450

13

114

8

33

Joshua Grant

Kawasaki KX450F

18

74

9

81

Robert Kiniry

Yamaha YZ450F

15

91

10

74

Tyler Bowers

Kawasaki KX450F

34

16

11

87

Matthew Goerke

Suzuki RM-Z450

19

74

12

54

Weston Peick

Kawasaki KX450F

17

86

13

27

Nicholas Wey

Kawasaki KX450F

14

105

14

617

Gavin Faith

Yamaha YZ450F

26

31

15

66

Jason Thomas

Suzuki RM-Z450

35

16

16

47

Chris Blose

Kawasaki KX450F

32

21

17

11

Kyle Chisholm

Kawasaki KX450F

11

143

18

48

Jimmy Albertson

Suzuki RM-Z450

27

29

19

36

Kyle Regal

Kawasaki KX450F

23

34

20

24

Brett Metcalfe

Suzuki RM-Z450

8

174

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